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STATE OF SIEGE.
de Ambler, Eric (1909-1998)
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New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1956. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in blue boards with a black cloth spine in a like dustjacket with just a bit of wear at the ends of the spine and the corners. Original price of 3.50 still present.. First printing. The ninth novel by this author whom Graham Greene called "our greatest thriller writer" - and who is credited with creating the modern thriller, and in introducing a new realism to the espionage novel. As is many of his best books, the main character in this novel is an ordinary person who finds himself in an extraordinary - and dangerous - situation. In this case, a British consulting engineer had spent three years working on a dam in a newly independent small island nation which had been part of the Dutch East Indies. Now ready to return to England, instead he is unwillingly involved in a military coup. Originally published in the UK as 'The Night-comers.' 233 pp. Dust jacket by Jean Carlu.
Sinopsis
Eric Ambler is often said to have invented the modern suspense novel. Beginning in 1937, he wrote a series of novels that were touted for their realism, in which he introduced ordinary protagonists who are thrust into political intrigue they are ill prepared to deal with. In the process he paved the way for such writers as John Le Carre, Len Deighton, and Robert Ludlum. He was awarded four Gold Daggers and a Diamond Dagger from The Crime Writers Association, named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers Association, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. In addition to his novels, Ambler wrote a number of screenplays, including Rebecca , which he collaborated on with his wife, Joan Harrison. Eric Ambler died in 1998.
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- Título
- STATE OF SIEGE.
- Autor
- Ambler, Eric (1909-1998)
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Hardcover first edition -
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very near fine in blue boards with a black cloth spine in a like dustjacket with just a bit of wear at the ends of the spine and
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- blue boards with a black cloth spine in a like
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- Editorial
- Alfred A. Knopf,
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- New York:
- Fecha de publicación
- 1956
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Mystery - Suspense & Detective Fiction;
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